Brookhart Wins Iowa Senate Seat in Blow to Thorne
In Plymouth county primaries the notable result is Smith Brookhart of Washington, Iowa Homestead candidate, defeating Clifford Thorne by a wide margin to claim the state senate nomination. Bates trails Dawson. party lines show major shifts as Brookhart sides with Democrats to some extent and Republicans rally around other county offices. Republicans nominate current officials across the county, along with Graydon H. Taylor to challenge Langheut. Maxwell faction targets Gene Brucher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth County
Sheriff
Smith Brookhart
Washington
Iowa Homestead
Clifford Thorne
W. D. Bates
Dawson
Bates
Guy M. Gillette
Clyde L. Herring
Brookhart
J. R. Files
Kendall
J. C. Murtagh
Marie M. Frederickson
J. E. Herbert
A. A. S. Pollard
E. R. Mitchell
J. M. Berry
W. Parsons
Himena Hoffman
Maxwell
Gene Brucher
Graydon H. Taylor
Andrew Langheut
Court House
Jas. Sickler
L. E. Mauer
Nick Witttgen
John McCord
J. G. Miller
R. B. Twofood
Gus Alesch
Tove Kloster
Mr. Schindel
Jim Gardner
Williiam Simeon
Alfalfa Pasture Management Tips from Iowa Extension
F G Churchill of the Iowa State extension suggests careful grazing of alfalfa to avoid ruin during flat seasons. Rotate hogs, cattle, and sheep across multiple pens, prevent grazing when wet to avoid root damage, and cut early June to prevent blue weed growth. Cultivation after first cutting aids weed control. use spring tooth harrow or an alfalfa cultivator for best results. First cutting around June 1, second shoots about one inch, cut higher if delayed to protect new growth. Mr and Mrs Lewis Fry of Marcus visited In LeMars today.
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F. G. Churchill
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Drowning Rumor Not Verified In Dalton Sandpit
A rumor that Charles White had drowned at Dalton's sandpit was not verified after calls to Iowa Light, Heat & Power and others. later reports claimed Harry White, 17, barely escaped drowning off a springboard, but Mrs. White denied knowledge of any incident and said all children were dry.
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Charles White
Louize White
Dalton’s
Iowa Light, Heat & Power Company
Harry White
No Typhoid Fear At Camp Roosevelt This Summer
Major F L Beala in charge says wells near Camp Roosevelt yield pure water after Chicago health department chemists tested them. Safe water pasteurized milk fresh vegetables and home cooking are cited as making campers 100 percent safe against germs. The Chicago Tribune announces a prize essay contest with scholarships to Camp Roosevelt for top fifteen essays on Theodore Roosevelt.
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Camp Roosevelt
F. L. Beala
Chicago Health Department
Chicago Tribune
Theodore Roosevelt
John W. Foglesong
Hoopeston
Ill
Roosevelt
Beals
Chicago
Mexican laborer deemed insane after jail incident local
Felix Dominguez a 27 year old Mexican citizen and hospital laborer was judged insane and sent to Cherokee for treatment after attempting to wreck the county jail. He clashed with officers, escaped watch, and tied up his hands in front during the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Dominguez
Mexico
Cherokee
Dominguez
Joe Rimez
Wheatley House
Sioux City
Rimez
Merrill
County
Claerbout
Rimer
Sam Schessler
Ceil
Herman Dambrink
Sheriff Maxwell
Hutchinson Speaks to College Grads at Western Union Commencement
On June 7 at Hildreth Memorial Church LeMars a class of 32 graduates received diplomas at Western Union college commencement Judge Wm Hutchinson of Iowa delivered the address The event honored degrees in arts academy business and other prizes with Harley Farnham winning the president's prize and Victor Walter the athletic cup among other honors Readings and musical recitals accompanied the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union College
Hildreth Memorial
LeMars
Wm. Hutchinson
Twenty-first Juicial District of
Iowa
Hutchinson
Harley Farnham
Decameron Literary Society
C. R. Smith
Victor Walter
Charles Thomas
Violet Walter
Edna King
Charlotte Armold
Bernice Harker
D'Alta David
Edythe Walter
Marie Heidenreich
Conservatory of Music
Auto crash near Marcus injures Remsen residents
Emil Stephen suffered painful bruises after a dog darted into the road, flipping their car and ejecting occupants near a Marcus farm house. Mrs Stephen and the Frank couple escaped with minor bruises. Stephen received medical care. the car was upright and road trip resumed. Marriage licenses issued in Remsen and Sioux City. William KundyhbA injured pitching for Brungville, spraining ankle and needing crutches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remsen
Iowa
Emil Stephen
Marcus
Cherokee
Stephen
Clarence Frank
William Kundyhba
Brungville
Ford May Run for President If Public Demands It
A Detroit dispatch reports Henry Ford would consider a presidential bid if the nation desires it. Ford would not spend money to secure a nomination, according to William Kronberg editor of a Dearborn newspaper and leader of the Henry Ford for President club. Kronberg says Ford has hinted to club members he would be receptive if public demand arises, via the Associated Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Henry Pord
Inc
Paopile
William T. Kronberg
Dearborn
Henry Ford
Kronberg
Associated Press
Mercury Passes $0 Degree Mark
The thermometer has been plumb unreasonable the last few days, wrecking three high temperature records of other years and affecting dispositions.
Dentist's Gold Panned Out In Cherokee Robbery
A Friday night robbery at Dr Avery and Dr Pitman dental offices in Cherokee yielded about $100 from Avery’s safe and a small amount from Pitman’s. Entry used transoms and a ladder with fingerprints found. exit via inside doorway. About 150 guests attended a Merrill wedding of Hubert Larson and Ida Smith. John Klohs shipped a carload of hogs to Sioux City from LeMars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr Avery
Dr. Pitman
Dr. Avery
Cenpral
Pitman Dental Office
Main Street
Merrill
Hubert C. Larson
Alta
Ida M. Smith
John E. Hill
Merril M. EL
John Klohs
LeMars
Sioux City
Explosion Sparks Fire At Hungerford Chicken House
A fire caused by fumes from a disinfectant used to destroy vermin destroyed a chicken house on the Albert Jauer farm in Hungerford Tuesday. Neighbors rushed to aid and save nearby structures after a muffled explosion followed the spray, with the outbreak threatening other farm buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Jauer
Hungerford
Freight Cost Barriers to Farmers’ Profits in 1921
The American Farm Bureau Federation leads a push to cut freight rates for farm products. Federal actions, including Interstate Commerce Commission hearings on livestock and grain, backed reductions of up to one half in grain rates and at least 20 percent for livestock. President J. R. Howard lobbied railroad leaders to secure immediate and subsequent freight reductions, with key negotiations in Chicago in 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Farm Bureau Federation
Conference of Shippers
Chicago
J. R. Howard
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Farm
West
C. ©. Hutchings
Association of Railway Executives
Cow Test Assn Meet Next Week In Ames
Finley of the Iowa State College dairy department will visit Ames Monday and Tuesday June 12 and 13 to discuss dairymen problems and explain the Cooperative Cow Test association. Meetings occur at Sunnyside High School Liberty Township Verry Township Jeppe Pedersen farm and Merrill with monthly milk testing and ration guidance for each member’s herd during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley
State College
Ames
Co-operative
Sioux Township
Sunnyside
Liberty Township
Consolidated School
Verry Township
Jeppe Pedersen
Plymouth Township
Merrill
Deaths of Beecher Family Patriarch In Lenape County
Benjamin Beecher, a prominent LeMars contractor and builder with Revolutionary War ancestry, died June 5 1922 aged 89 after a long life of farming carpentry and community enterprise. Survived by daughter Mrs Gralapp. six children born to him with five predeceasing. He helped erect church buildings a college and high school and other blocks in the area.
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Cetty
Lenin Peeehir
Herman Tarcaster County
Tennsylvania
Beim
Cheneral Washington
Pennsylvania
Benjamin Beecher
Circleville
Ohio
Elizabeth Ann Paterson
Beame
leMars
Union
Tie
Gralapp
Ponca City
Oklo
Beecher
Irene Cooper Weds Ray D Teefey at St James Parsonage
Miss Irene Cooper daughter of Mayor John Cooper and Raymond Teefey son of Mrs J J Hughes were quietly married in Hon B O Farrell's parsonage at 9 yesterday morning. The couple plans a three week southern trip then reside at 1021 Main street LeMars Iowa.
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Irene Cooper
John Cooper
Raymond ‘Yeefey
J. J. Hughes
Main Street
B. O'Farrell
St. James Catholic Church
Proom
Opal Teefey
I. M. Gaspar
Max
Kingsley
Oklahoma City
LeMars
LeMars High School
Sioux City
Terfey
Anthon
Iowa
LeMars Schools
a@ thme
Teefey
Missionary Oratorical Contest At Hildreth Memorial
Friday evening at o clock the Hildreth Memorial church hosts a missionary oratorical contest under the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary society. Six contestants will participate and a silver medal will be awarded to the most effective selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hildreth Memorial Church
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Pressure cooker touted for speed and safety in kitchen
Iowa State college home economics experts praise pressure cookers for cutting meat time in half and aiding canning. They note less fuel and labor, no burning, better flavor retention, and destruction of dangerous organisms due to steam pressure. Miss Gladys Whitman of Cauduar Falls visits A N Adamson home. She travels with Miss Lois Witegerald and her father from Sions City on a Shriners expedition.
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Iowa State College
Gladys Whitman
Caoduar Falla
A. N. Adamson Hole
Miss Whitman
Sun Mache
Lois Witegerald
Sions City
Shriners
Market Review of May 1922 Farm Commodities
The article notes May 1922 saw some farm items higher than April though many declined. Hog receipts were above ten year May average while hog prices rose from thirty days prior. Cattle and lamb markets fluctuated with high prices. wool demand remained keen. Butter declined after a May drop. cheese prices rose over six weeks. eggs stayed stable. Wheat and rye fell from last month and year, driven by speculative selling. corn stayed steady as receipts stayed high. Cotton rose about a cent and a half per pound with July carryover expected near normal. Rosemary Sartori and Mabel Kluebsch are noted visitors in Michigan and Kingsley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chitagea
Chicago
Prices Corrected for June 8 Grain and Provisions
Updated price list shows Plymouth Milling grain values Sjostrom Bros and LeMarsheg margins with D A Alexander manager. Quoted figures cover wheat white corn rye barley butter packing stock weights roosters wool tallow and packing costs, reflecting market quotes from Wm Cragg Co and others.
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Ply- Plymouth Milling Company
Sjostrom Bros
D. A. Alexander
LeMarsheg
T. W. Flaherty
Ton
Wm. Cragg & Co
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M'Cord
Alesch
Handle Alfalfa
GARE
Lewis Fry
MEX
Father
Cherokee Road
Leopold Thommes
May Wahler
F. Muecke
Hinton
Mildred G. Taylor
William BR. Tsefey
Irene L. Cooper
K H. Shea
Mary J. Pecks
Ford
B. C Woolley
Max Min
Jung O Bohiy
Cherokee Drillers
St . Pet
Grocers
Bankers
Masons
Printers
Henne
Doctors
Clothiers
Ray D. Teefey
Father E. O'Farrell
Rosemary Sartori
Battle Creek
Michigan
Mabel Kluebsch
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